Barefoot snow runner sets 5km world record

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Barefoot snow runner sets 5km world record
A German physiotherapist who ran barefoot over snow for five kilometres in less than 25 minutes has gotten into the Guinness Book of Records – but paid for it with bloody feet which needed medical treatment afterwards.
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Wacky 911 calls
A Toronto baby undergoing potty-training dialled 911 with a cellphone after its mother provided the device as a diversion
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The woman who is so allergic to water that she can't even kiss her fiancé
For most couples Valentine's Day is a chance to get down to some serious smooching. But for Rachel Prince and fiancé Lee Warwick, kissing is off the agenda tomorrow - or any day soon - due to her rare allergy to water.
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Meet the world's 'fattest man' who lives in London: 58-stone Keith is so huge he needs 18 carers to keep him alive
A Briton who devours eight hotdogs for breakfast has won the dubious accolade of being named the world’s fattest man.
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Valentine's Day 'wedding' for ram and deer at China zoo
A ram and a deer are set to be "married" at a zoo in south-western China on Valentine's Day
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Whitney Houston 'died from drugs and NOT from drowning' family 'are told by coroner' as fears grow over mental state of her daughter
'Coroner tells family not enough water in singer's lungs to conclude she had drowned'
'She had already died before her head went under the water'
Daughter Bobbi Kristina, 18, found asleep in hotel bathtub just 24 hours before
Fears grow teenager is suicidal after she is hospitalised TWICE since mother's death
Star found under water after mixing a cocktail of prescription drugs with alcohol, it is claimed
Award-winning star was on 'brink of bankruptcy' having 'frittered away pop fortune on crack cocaine'
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Pastor's daughter accidentally shot at Florida church
Authorities say the daughter of a pastor was accidentally shot in the head at a church in St. Petersburg.
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McDonald's manager in hot oil attack
A man has suffered serious burns to his face, chest and arms after the manager of McDonald's at King Cross allegedly threw hot oil in his face.
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Chinese 'ping pong eggs' making men infertile?
Chinese authorities are investigating claims that so-called 'ping pong eggs' circulating throughout the country are making men sterile.
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Teenager, 16, given 6 months to live saved by junk food diet
It's the diet any teenager would love to be forced to eat – but for Elle Wilkinson it is a matter of life and death.
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German health experts left baffled by village where almost every household has resident suffering cancer
Health experts in Germany are baffled by a small village where cancer has hit almost every household.
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Pacific Battlefield Tourism: A Dream Island Littered with Deadly Relics
World War II ravaged the tiny island of Peleliu in 1944 as US and Japanese forces clashed in one of the fiercest battles of the Pacific campaign. Rusting tanks, wrecked aircraft and live shells strewn across the island continue to attract battlefield tourists to this beautiful but dangerous place.
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Amputee 'growing' new leg
For the medical fraternity it is a world-first operation, but for Marny Cringle it is more about the simple things in life.
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Sex change British man gives birth to son
A man who used to be a woman has become Britain's first "male mother" by giving birth to a son.
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Love Hearts factory most romantic workplace in UK
There must be something in the sugar-coated air at the Love Hearts factory, as the makers of the sweets have claimed their factory is the most loved-up workplace in the UK.
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Did Whitney Houston drown in the bath after taking prescription drugs?
Award-winning singer and actress' bodyguard 'found her drowned in bath in her hotel room'
Prescription pills 'found in room' amid speculation that former addict's death is drug-related
I Will Always Love You singer 'partied heavily' in hotel bar on Friday, according to reports
Last appeared in public on Thursday where she looked dishevelled and 'smelled of alcohol'
Star was on 'brink of bankruptcy' having 'frittered away pop fortune on crack cocaine'
Warning signs were there after erratic perform on X Factor in 2009, says Simon Cowell
Celebrities flock to Twitter to pay tributes to 'beautiful and talented' singer
Hits could top the charts again as fans rush to download best songs
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